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Orville Peck helps demonstrate the future of country music is ‘gay’
Orville Peck, mask and all, brings authenticity to queer storytelling in country music.
Record homelessness, LGBTQ progress, BIPOC exclusion
What’s behind a record increase in homelessness? Learn about how 2024 was a record-breaking year for LGBTQ people — and about some areas where BIPOC exclusion grew.
News & Features
Transgender Day of Remembrance 25th anniversary events in Illinois, Iowa start Sunday
Find at least 15 events throughout Illinois and Iowa to honor the Transgender Day of Remembrance, and learn about its evolving significance.
Wichtendahl seeks to become Iowa’s first-ever openly transgender state-level elected official
HIAWATHA – Aime Wichtendahl was only about five years old, but she could not stop worrying about her single aunt living alone in her apartment. “She would make herself sick, literally sick, from worry,” recalls Aime’s younger sister, Sara. “She cared so much about...
Opinion
Responsible cannabis consumption becomes more important with expanded legalization
As more states legalize cannabis, responsible cannabis consumption is becoming more important. It’s about so much more than “getting high.”
‘Storyteller’ reveals regular guy Grohl
Dave Grohl never felt as though he fit in. Even around kids with which he grew up, Grohl recalls, he felt an “otherness” and wondered what was wrong with him.
